UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 11, 2023

Hainan Manaslu Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands		001-41474		N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

B3406, 34F, West Tower, Block B

Guorui Building, 11 Guoxing Avenue

Haikou, Hainan Province, People’s Republic of China

570203

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +86-898-65315786

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one ordinary share, one redeemable warrant, and one right	HMACU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	HMAC	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, each warrant entitling the holder to purchase one ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share	HMACW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights, each right entitling the holder to receive one-tenth of one ordinary share	HMACR	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

The disclosure contained in Item 2.03 is incorporated by reference in this Item 1.01

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On August 11, 2023, Hainan Manaslu Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued one unsecured promissory note in an amount of $227,700 (the “Note”), to Able View Inc., in exchange for Able View Inc. depositing such amount into the Company’s trust account in order to further extend the amount of time it has available to complete a business combination. The Note does not bear interest and mature upon closing of a business combination by the Company. In addition, the Note may be converted by the holder into units of the Company identical to the units issued in the Company’s initial public offering at a price of $10.00 per unit.

Item 8.01 Other Events

The Company issued the release filed herewith on August 11, 2023. The materials attached as Exhibit 99.1 are incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated August 11, 2023
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 11, 2023	Hainan Manaslu Acquisition Corp.

	By:	/s/ Zhifan Zhou
		Name:	Zhifan Zhou
		Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Hainan Manaslu Acquisition Corp. 8-K